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  • NEW YORK + ROMA

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE

UNDER CONSTRUCTION [FINLAND]

New exterior design for the largest cruise liner ever built by Carnival Cruise Line.
 

SPRING PLACE

52,000SF interior and 70,000SF exterior - a Brutalist members-only club of concrete surfaces 

SCOPE
architecture
interior design
lighting design
design of bespoke furniture collection
art program

Paul Crofts [visual consultant], Andree Cooke [procurement of vintage furniture]

THE HUB

BUILT [NY]

10,000SF - corten weathered steel facade over a decreasing glazing module

SERVICES
architecture
interior design
lighting design

CURZON ROAD

ON THE BOARDS [NY]

25,000SF - A residential building 

SCOPE
architecture
interior design
lighting design
 

TIMES SQUARE DINER

2,500SF - a busy diner in the heart of New York City clad in commercial-grade linen and wood

SERVICES
interior design
lighting design

AWARDS
International Architecture Awards - Architecture Podium, Honorable Mention [hospitality project] 2015

MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT

ON THE BOARDS [FL]

13,000 SF - Continuous white surfaces split at the stair volumes

SCOPE
architecture
interior design
lighting design
 

QUEENS 14

BUILT [NY]

15,000SF - 10-unit residential building in the Astoria section of Queens

SERVICES
architecture
interior design
lighting design

HP HEWLETT-PACKARD

Installation at Panorama Music Festival

SCOPE
interior design
lighting design

160 IMLAY STREET

UNDER CONSTRUCTION [NY]

250,000SF - mixed-use commercial and residential building

SCOPE
architecture
interior design
lighting design

ASK ALICE

1,800SF - shoe store - sheepskin, distressed leather, custom neon light fixture, laser-cut p.o.s. acrylic counter

SERVICES
interior design
lighting design

AWARDS
Interior Design Magazine - Best Of Year [small beauty/fashion retail] 2014

99 MALBA DRIVE

UNDER CONSTRUCTION [NY]

12,500 SF - Large travertine surfaces layer the facade

SERVICES
architecture
interior design
lighting design

122 MALBA DRIVE

UNDER CONSTRUCTION [NY]

9,500SF - waterfront house with daring cantilevers and tapering slab profiles

SERVICES
architecture
interior design
lighting design

40-17 28TH AVE

ON THE BOARDS [NY]

14,500SF above ground and 50,000SF below ground - commercial building 

SCOPE
architecture
interior design
lighting design
 

KIA MOTORS

ON THE BOARDS [NY]

24,000 SF - KIA MOTORS SHOWROOM

SERVICES
architecture

POSH

3,000 SF - spa and hair salon - wood surfaces spawn from the walls and fold in organic turns

SERVICES
interior design
lighting design

AWARDS
International Architecture Awards - Architecture Podium, Honorable Mention [hospitality project] 2015

METLIFE BUILDING

20,000SF - new lighting systems are controlled via custom software to accommodate the varying lighting conditions of the seasons and the daily cycle of natural light

SERVICES
lighting design

22 RENWICK STREET

4,500SF - a blackened steel stairwell is suspended from the roof slab and is crowned by a structural glass skylight, while leather-clad kitchen cabinetry references a high-fashion detail

SERVICES
interior design
lighting design

GREENHOUSE

8,000SF - first eco-friendly certified nightclub in the nation [LEED] fitted with custom LED pixels organized via a fractal equation

SERVICES
interior design
lighting design

AWARDS
1st eco-friendly certified nightclub in the nation [LEED],
International Architecture Awards - Architecture Podium, Honorable Mention [hospitality project] 2015

3099 HATTING PLACE

ON THE BOARDS [NY]

8,100 SF - the home for an entertainer

SERVICES
architecture
interior design
lighting design

LANGHAM PLACE

ON THE BOARD [NYC]

Surfaces of antiqued brass and antiqued mirror structure this design proposal for a hotel

SERVICES
interior design
lighting design

36-02 35TH AVE

ON THE BOARDS [NY]

118,000SF - hotel tower with a concrete exoskeleton, a windmill, and a light installation

SERVICES
architecture
interior design
lighting design

HOUSE IN AL WAKRAH

ON THE BOARDS [QATAR]

8,888SF - this energy independent house negotiates the tenuous evenness of sand and sea

SERVICES
architecture
interior design
lighting design

OMONIA NEXT DOOR

2,000SF - bakery - like a pastry in fieri tiled surfaces move organically with red cedar spheres

SERVICES
interior design
lighting design

AWARDS
International Architecture Awards - Architecture Podium, Honorable Mention [hospitality project] 2015

OLIGARCH

12,000SF - an ever-shifting whimsical play of gold and light 

SERVICES
interior design
lighting design

ROCHELLE'S

2,500SF - a whiskey venue with a soft and smooth wood ceiling system

SERVICES
interior design
lighting design

RESEARCH: MIAMI TOWER

250,000SF - architecture as infrastructure II
42-story CO2-scrubbing, eco-friendly residential tower

The tower's architecture integrates a new technology developed by Colombia University Professor Klaus Lackner and referred to as an “artificial tree”. A series of resin columns is organized on all available areas of the tower that are exposed to the prevailing winds. As the wind blows through these resin columns, carbon is trapped in a chamber between the double slab at each level of the tower; the carbon is subsequently compressed and stored as liquid carbon dioxide in the cellar levels. The gap between the two slabs between the two floors also allows for cross ventilation that cools the floor slab of one unit and the ceiling slab of the one below. As the CO2-scrubbing columns work better when wind is present, the tower opens up in the middle to accelerate air speed as it travels through the gap.

The building is comprised of two cores each serving four to six units per floor. The two wings of the tower connect at the bottom lobby and at the top, where the last five stories are designed for multi-level units and amenities. The bottom six stories house the parking structure, which continues underground where the envisioned grid for distributing the liquid carbon dioxide is also located.

The entire glazing system of the building is covered with a thin-film solar cell (TFSC) by Nanosolar. This technology allows for a thin-film photovoltaic cell (TFPV), to be deposited in thin layers on a substrate. This system alone makes each unit self-sufficient in terms of the energy needs. Further, the slender profile of the tower and its location on the site also contribute to the energy efficiency of the building, which is oriented to take advantage of prevailing winds and day lighting.

SERVICES
architecture

AWARDS
international architecture awards - architecture podium, winner [architecture] 2015

AMINOV RESIDENCE

ON THE BOARDS [NYC]

3,000SF - Duplex apartment

SERVICES
interior design
lighting design

 

HOUSE IN LAKE PLACID

BUILT [FL]

4,600SF - certified “green” by the florida green building coalition

SERVICES
architecture
interior design
lighting design

SEGAFREDO ZANETTI

2,800SF - a top-tier italian coffee brand’s first venue in new york city

SERVICES
interior design
lighting design

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE

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SPRING PLACE

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THE HUB

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CURZON ROAD

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TIMES SQUARE DINER

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MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT

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QUEENS 14

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HP HEWLETT-PACKARD

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160 IMLAY STREET

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ASK ALICE

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99 MALBA DRIVE

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122 MALBA DRIVE

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40-17 28TH AVE

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KIA MOTORS

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POSH

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METLIFE BUILDING

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22 RENWICK STREET

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GREENHOUSE

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3099 HATTING PLACE

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LANGHAM PLACE

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36-02 35TH AVE

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HOUSE IN AL WAKRAH

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OMONIA NEXT DOOR

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OLIGARCH

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ROCHELLE'S

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RESEARCH: MIAMI TOWER

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AMINOV RESIDENCE

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HOUSE IN LAKE PLACID

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SEGAFREDO ZANETTI

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